Calcium supplements

[gradyupmybutt]

Ah, VERY informative, Doc. Thank you again.

 

[bubbatd]

Keep on top of it folks !!! I've had 2 bad falls last month and nothing broke !! Lucky !!

 

[HoundedByHounds]

Update, I bought some Viactiv Chocolate chews yesterday

They are okay...they are like tootsie rolls lol! So here's to strong bones, all!

 

[bubbatd]

I still feel the pills have more calcium .

 

[drmom777]

So eat more tasty caramels! Also, with the pills you have to worry more about bioavailability- they sometimes don't dissolve as well as one might like, so chewables like Tums and Viactivs have some advantages.

 

[bubbatd]

OK.... so how many Tums would I need a day to get my 2000 MGs ???

 

[drmom777]

well, 400mg elemental calcium is equal to 1000mg calcium carbonate. Each TUMs, I think has 200 mg of elemental calcium. So if you are taking 2000mg of calcium carbonate, you would need 4 Tums. If it's 2000 mg of elemental Calcium, it would be 10-which sounds like too many. I am not that familiar with Tums, and 2000 mg elemental calcium is a lot- the absolute most you should take, in fact, including dietary sources.

I'm not that familiar with Tums, but they are the least expensive source of chewable calcium.